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there is no question the build quality of the HFP is superior to anything that China will EVER be able to make. That does give me a comfort I would never have with a Chinese made piece of electronics (or cheaptronics as I call them). So far the HFP's simplicity is its strong point. The one...

So where is Hoverfly? Are they still in business? I kinda get the feeling they are tackling different venues these days. Perhaps they gave up? Would be ice to hear something from them it would be even nicer to have a tidy hardware setup in an enclosure that functioned as one system. But yes...

Just curious, what frame are you using that converts from an XY8 to an X8?

The reasons have been listed here and in damn near every post about DJI. aside from all the crashes and bogus updates I really just dont lean towards the big kid on the block. I dont like a company that has no problem making billions of $ and not ever once feeling the need to answer a single...

That doesnt really address what I was asking. thats a whole other aspect of being weighed down. I'm saying you have motors that are more than capable of lifting the weight but are in fewer numbers versus the same lift capacity with more motors.

It wouldnt matter what controller you have, the trigger for loss of signal is always in the fail-safe side of the radio. As long as you have a fail safe switch option, you can normally setup any combination of switch or stick positions in fail safe. keep in mind (at least on JR)there are 2...

@BART.....Does this imply that there is a limitation for weight based on number of motors? I was wondering if you could make a heavy lift Y6. Given you have 120 deg of spacing you could attach some seriously large motors/props. From what I have read/learned it seems the bigger issue is the...

The fact that they brought out this "big surprise ahead" campaign and didnt even post one follow up on here is kinda weird. I love the way my Hoverfly flies and have taken off my GPS just so I dont have to wait 3 minutes for it to find sats. But honestly, like you say, if I built another heli...

You have other problems. You shouldn't need to band-aid your vibration issues by isolating the fc. Try one of kopter worx arm stiffener kits.

Being the freak she is I'm surprised she didnt just try to stick a DJI phantom in her A@@! much cheaper stunt. Just keep the gopro WIFI off, dont want to interfere with here lovely voice. "Talent" ?? haha.

You want the brown mama cam op package? Coming right up. I think my idea is a wasted effort but the question does still stand. How do people deal with not having a regular cam op for their tightly scheduled shoots? This weekend I am having the producer try his hand at the cam. If he screws up...

Ha! I should do that. Ok everyone screw the cam op station idea, I'm now going to rent really hot women cam operators. They will all wear Abercrombie and Fitch clothing.

If your frame flexes as a flat octo why would it not flex as an x8? That makes no sense. Your frame is probably flexing at those telescoping joints. I'm surprised it's not worse as now each arm has roughly double the thrust on it. Also it's not necessarily flex that's the problem as it is...

I downloaded their manual and was wondering how you calibrate your radio since there is no direct interface that shows the controls. How do you do that ? btw. Your video looks really smooth. Minus the glitches I'm impressed how good a gopro can be.

So is this implying that XA already has a bad firmware upgrade?

I've had this in the works and not sure if it is worth the investment. Let's start with the problem. When you have a 2 person operator rig, you need a 2nd person that feels comfortable with a radio control in their hand. For those smaller pros out there that cant afford to have a full time...

The fear I have in the back of my mind comes from my original Xaircraft experience. I had their 650 V8 and 5 of the props exploded mid air, which I realize wasnt related to the FC. but after that I put the controller on a hex and it flew very well for months then all of the sudden one day it...

It will be interesting to see if the x makes it into the pro realm. It will need to compete with the wookong and Hoverfly. So far is there a list of incompatible escs? Hell I might try one if I ever do another build.

Used to call for lost people or listen to status of trapped hikers or climbers.

I'll have to remember to bring one with me if i ever come down and visit you. As a joke of course. :)